Additional pregnant black women across California will receive a guaranteed monthly income due to a novel program to address the root causes of racial injustices.
Beginning in San Francisco, the Abundant Birth Project provided $1,000 per month to black residents during their pregnancies and the first six months of their children's lives.
Recipients are randomly selected after meeting the eligibility requirements: They must be in their first or second trimester and take in an annual household income of less than $100,000. Eligible women can receive monthly stipends of $600 to $1,000, depending on which county they live in, over the next year.The program aims to provide financial relief for those suffering from high degrees of income disparities and racial inequality, according to the California Preterm Birth initiative.
Breed said the effort is"rooted in racial justice" and added she hopes the Abundant Birth Project will"serve as a model to address racial birth disparities throughout the region and state, and across the country.”
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